Bangaldesh win ODI series

Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal plays a shot during their one-day international match against Zimbabwe in Dhaka yesterday.

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Shakib al Hasan grabbed 3-15 before hitting an unbeaten 33 to guide Bangladesh to a series-clinching six-wicket win in the third one-day international against Zimbabwe yesterday.

The 21-year-old left-hander justified his recent status as the top one-day all rounder as Bangladesh surpassed Zimbabwe’s 119-9 with 27 balls to spare in a match reduced to 37 overs per side because of fog.

The chase did not appear easy at one time with the hosts wobbling at 89-4, but Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim (20 not out) kept their nerve to help their side clinch the three-match series 2-1.

Earlier, the pace-spin combination of Mashrafe Mortaza (3-26) and Shakib did the trick for Bangladesh with the duo accounting for six Zimbabwe wickets.

Mortaza started the slide when he dismissed opener Vusimuzi Sibanda in the first over before returning to dismiss the next two batsmen in an inspired opening spell.